protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
activation (of software, a device, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
firm promise; definite promise
primary school; elementary school; grade school
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
body; physical system; (the) person
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
offering a full report to a superior
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff